GO FROM ABSOLUTE BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE MANDARIN SPEAKER WITHOUT THE FRUSTRATION OF OTHER METHODS.

The Chinese course you wish you had from the start!

Hi, I'm Adam, founder of CLO - Chinese Learn Online. Do you find learning Mandarin frustrating? I sure did. I couldn't figure out the tones. People couldn't understand me when I spoke. And don't get me started on characters.

I tried using books, CDs, podcasts - whatever I could find. But many of them were created by native Chinese speakers - which makes sense. But how they learned the language is different from how English learners learn it. I found myself taking a lot longer to understand concepts that should have been quite simple, if they had been explained properly.

I was wasting time with inefficient methods.

Are you doing the same? I finally decided - enough is enough and in 2006, I created my own course. Mandarin, the way it should have been taught from the beginning. Designed by English speakers for English speakers. Since then, the lessons have been downloaded several million times by tens of thousands of learners just like you, from all around the world.

HOW IT WORKS

The CLO course consists of 420 audio lessons, split across 7 levels of difficulty. Download these lessons directly to your smart phone and listen to them at the gym, or on the way to work. I know you're busy. This way you can learn on the run. The lessons feature topics and conversations that match what you encounter in daily life. The emphasis is on teaching words and phrases that help you communicate.

WHY IT WORKS

The biggest difference you'll notice about CLO is that it's progressive. Unlike other courses with discrete lesson sets, the lessons in CLO build off each other. The Chinese you learn in this lesson will be used in the next lesson. Repetition is essential for retention. And I give you lots of that. This way you're forced to keep up. And you'll remember what was taught.

While the lessons in the first few levels are conducted mainly in English, lessons from later levels are conducted mainly in Chinese. But this is Chinese that was taught to you before. If the lessons get too difficult, stop and review older lessons before continuing.

This is a much more effective approach than traditional lessons, where you quickly forget what was learned.

"Amazingly, Chinese Learn Online has created an easy-to-use, step-by-step curriculum that is extremely effective and has helped me develop listening and speaking abilities within just a few months."

CLO User

HOW FAST CAN YOU LEARN?

Set your own pace. Go as quickly or as slowly as you feel comfortable with.

Put in 30 minutes a day (3 hours a week) and you'll finish the course in about 2 years.

Commit to 3 hours a day though, and you'll be able to finish the whole course in under 6 months!

What improvements would you see in your life now if you could comfortably understand and speak Chinese with others around you?

"CLO is brilliant! Even after a few lessons I have a sense for the tones and for the sentence structure I did not have - only by using my book. I am totally convinced! Thanks!"

Sven Huff

CEO, Hamburg, Germany

WHAT DO YOU LEARN?

CLO is comprehensive. As Chinese is a tonal language, we English speakers need a LOT of listening practice to understand it. And I give you a lot of that. As you go through the lessons (especially higher levels), you will notice a big improvement in your listening comprehension.

In addition though you can also follow along with characters - both simplified or traditional. Want to learn to read? Try reading the transcripts in Chinese. Or use the flashcards and exercise tools to test your reading skills. How would your life improve if you could read Chinese?

Want to learn to type? Various exercises on the site test your typing skills. See if you can type out the content from each lesson. Get instant feedback on where you're going wrong. Learn how to send email and text messages with others in Chinese!

Want to improve your pronunciation? Recording tools on the site let you compare your pronunciation of key vocabulary with that of actual native speakers. Get ready to receive compliments on how native you sound!

Listening

Reading

Pinyin

Simplified

Traditional

Typing

Simplified

Traditional

Pronunciation

Speaking*

*with optional One on One Teacher

GUIDANCE

In addition to the self study tools, you can leave comments on each lesson to get helpful answers to your questions. There are also exercises that require you to form your own personal answers, that will then be marked by an actual teacher. So you're never alone in your learning!

Want more? We can assign a teacher to provide you with one on one lessons via Skype. Vocabulary learned in these lessons will then be added to your own flashcard tool to practice between lessons.

WHAT OTHERS SAY

Great teaching methods and great teachers, well worth the price

"I recently started using this site in addition to a few other programs (nulinu and Pleco) to try and learn Chinese without taking any classes. I am a native Russian speaker, and have previously learned to be fluent in English and decent in Spanish, but knew nothing of Chinese and was not sure I could manage to learn it without a traditional class. Fortunately, I think these audio lessons and online materials are exactly what I need to enable me to do it."

Andrey Kurenkov

College Student Atlanta United States

Very useful site

"I have found CLO to be very useful for me to learn Chinese. I started by going to some basic classes but since then I have been self taught. I have several beginners reading books and I had made progress learning characters but because I don't have access to other Chinese speakers for practice, it is hard to have a conversation. Finding CLO has made an enormous difference to my learning. I like being able to work at my own pace, it is great to be able to hear the spoken lessons and I really like the typing tests and exercises. Being able to get feedback on my answers is also a great plus point. The lessons progress at a good pace, fast enough to hold interest but not too fast that I have to keep repeating them. I am just starting level 2 and try to do at least one lesson each day. Overall I think CLO is very good value for money."

Lyn Randall

Artist Wamboin Australia

Great Language Learning Method

"I am 67 and have been studying Mandarin for a little over 2 years. Before this I was a mono-lingual American, who was never interested in leaning to speak another language. I take Mandarin classes in the US and China, but I find CLO provides the most effective method for helping me hear and understand, speak and read the language. I am currently HSK Level 2 certified, and am told I could easily pass Level 3. I believe the 'Progressive Teaching Method' used in CLO has been most effective in helping me advance in learning Mandarin. I would also add that Adam provides great support with language questions as well as on line and mp3 issues. I highly recommend CLO for anyone interested in an effective and fun method for learning Mandarin."

Ben Gilbert

Engineer Raleigh/Shanghai US/China

Excellent CLO course

"I have been doing this CLO Chinese Course for around six months and very happy with it . Currently I only concentrate on reading simplified version ( Vocabulary , Complete , Podcast ) . Even though I did not have time to do exercises , tests , writing etc... I am still able to make good progress that does impress my Chinese friends. Unlike other Chinese courses , This one is very well structured , easy to follow and understand . It is very suitable for me and I am sure it will be for all other new learners as well . In comparison this CLO is the best so far."

RAY KHAMDARA

BUSINESSMAN AUSTRALIA

Excellent

"I have tried different methods from other website, and I believe that the chinese learn online courses are well structured. Also it is important the comprehension is not too easy or too hard. you would think that learning chinese is not fun, but these guys actually make it quite enjoyable because if you study a bit everyday (or almost) you will see your progress."

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